Cost of Investment

Online Counseling for California Residents & Nonprofit Consultation Services

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Therapy is a Personal Investment.

70 - 75 Minute Intake Session (one time only)

$205

45 - 50 Minute Phone Session

$165

45 - 50 Minute Video Session

$165

We accept all major credit cards using Stripe that is integrated into our secure electronic health record system. Payment is due in full 24 hours before our scheduled session.

I am not a paneled provider for any insurance companies and do not bill directly to insurance companies. I am able to provide you with a monthly billing statement (superbill) if your insurance company accepts out-of-network reimbursements.

If you are not sure about your coverage, please contact your insurance provider’s Member Services and ask the following questions to help determine your benefits:

Does my health insurance plan include out-of-network mental health benefits?
Do I have an out-of-network deductible? If so, what is it and have I met it yet?
Does my plan limit how many sessions per calendar year I can have? If so, what is the limit? What is the start date of the calendar year my out-of-network policy is based on?
What is my co-pay (dollar amount) or co-insurance (percentage amount)?
Is a referral needed from my primary care physician?

Reduced ability to choose: Most health care plans today (insurance, PPO, HMO, etc.) offer little coverage and/or reimbursement for mental health services. Most HMOs and PPOs require “pre-authorization” before you can receive services. This means you must call the company and justify why you are seeking therapeutic services in order for you to receive reimbursement. If authorization is given, you are often restricted to seeing the providers on the insurance company’s list.
Pre-authorization and reduced confidentiality: Insurance typically authorizes several therapy/counseling sessions at a time. When these sessions are finished, your therapist must justify the need for continued services. Sometimes additional sessions are not authorized, leading to an end of the therapeutic relationship even if therapeutic goals are not completely met. Your insurance company may require additional clinical information that is confidential in order to approve or justify a continuation of services. Even if the therapist justifies the need for ongoing services, your insurance company may decline services. Your insurance company dictates if treatment will or will not be covered.
Negative Impacts of a mental health diagnosis: Insurance companies require therapists to give a mental health diagnosis (i.e., “major depression” or “obsessive-compulsive disorder”) for reimbursement. Mental Health diagnoses may negatively impact you in the following ways:

Denial of insurance when applying for disability or life insurance;
Company (mis)control of information when claims are processed;
Loss of confidentiality due to the increased number of persons handling claims;
Loss of employment and/or repercussions of a diagnosis in situations where you may be required to reveal a mental health disorder diagnosis on your record. This includes but is not limited to: applying for a job, financial aid, and/or concealed weapons permits;
A mental health diagnosis can be brought into a court case (i.e., divorce court, family law, criminal, etc.).

If you are unable to attend your scheduled session, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance. This gives us time to fill that slot with someone else wanting online therapy/counseling. If you fail to contact us, you will be charged a regular session fee. Out-of-Network reimbursements do not cover this charge, so you will be responsible for the full payment.

Therapy is a Personal Investment.

70 - 75 Minute Intake Session (one time only)

$205

45 - 50 Minute Phone Session

$165

45 - 50 Minute Video Session

$165

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